Ngunnawal Community Day

We hope our school community enjoyed the Ngunnawal Community Day over the weekend. Thank you to our P and C who have done a fabulous job fundraising for our school and providing services to our community such as super cheap uniforms. Thank you also to Nat Munoz and Belinda Robertson for coordinating our band students on the day. 

We have one last opportunity to see our bands perform in 2022:

• Year 5 on Friday 2 Dec at 12pm
• Year 6 on Tuesday 6 Dec at 12pm 

Both performances are on the school hall, families are welcome. 

Outstanding Sporting Achievements

Congratulations to Anton K who represented ACT Athletics in Brisbane last week. Anton set personal best times in a number of his events and collected a bronze medal in the 4x400m relay. Congratulations Anton!

100 Word Writing Competition

Jas, Tony, Hannah, Lola and Seha from the Communication Leadership Team have recently run a 100 Word Writing competition. Congratulations to all the entrants, the team found judging a challenge. They did come up with a winner and a runner up in four categories:

Here is one of the judges favourite entries:

Home Reading and Library Borrowing

From Monday 5 December all borrowing of books from classrooms and the library will finish. Please send all books back so we can review our stock levels. We encourage all students to keep reading over the summer.

Here are some ideas to keep reading fresh:

LSUEB, LSUSG and LSUMA have worked collaboratively this semester during Science, PE and library sessions. We have enjoyed learning from each other, spending time together and sharing our work. It has been nice to see the development of positive relationships between the children

LSUMA created dioramas for their chosen animal. Using Google slides students created information reports to go with their diorama. This was then shared with LSUSG and LSUEB. After viewing LSUMA’s diorama’s LSUSG were inspired to research an animal and create their own diorama. The students worked really hard to find facts about their animals including the animals food habits, life cycles and habitats. 

 Every week LSUMA and LSUEB meet in the library for reading and cooperative play.

LSUMA have been enjoying yoga during mindfulness sessions after recess.Yoga poses and deep breathing encourages a positive and healthy lifestyle for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children.  It helps in the development of strength, stamina, and endurance, high levels of positive energy, resilience, focus, self-awareness, and awareness of our environment.

Rainbow Awards

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As we experience new waves of the virus in our community, we need to remember to stay COVID Smart not only in the community but also at school. For the latest advice, watch the ACT COVID-19 update (November 2022) from Chief Health Officer, Kerryn Coleman.

If your child has COVID-19, you must keep them at home and let the school know. Telling us when your child has COVID-19 will also help us track if there is an increase in COVID-19 transmission at school and manage any high-risk exposures for our more vulnerable school community members.

Being COVID Smart is easy

· Make sure you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters.

· Stay away from schools if you are unwell.

· Wash your hands regularly.

· Wear a mask in public indoor places if you can (12 years and over).

· Keep a distance from others when indoors, if possible.

And don’t forget – if you have COVID-19 symptoms, make sure you get tested. You can access a free rapid antigen test from your school’s front office. Keep up to date at COVID-19 (act.gov.au).

To celebrate the International Day of People with Disability, you are invited to attend the online event – Making Inclusive Education Work – on Friday 2 December from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm.

Presented by Advocacy for Inclusion and the ACT Education Directorate, the program will include a range of guest speakers including students, parents and teachers who will share their experiences, followed by a panel on the topic of inclusive education. Please share the event registration details with your school community. Register for Making Inclusive Education Work.

Attachments:

• Making inclusive education work invitation (105 kb PDF)

Contact Susan Kingsford on 02 620 71742 or susan.kingsford@act.gov.au.

Have your say! The Education Directorate is working to strengthen inclusive education and is reviewing the way ACT public schools deliver disability education to inform a draft Inclusive Education Strategy. The Strategy will provide longer term direction and system reform to embed inclusive cultures and educational practice in ACT Public Schools. A discussion paper presents a draft position statement on Inclusive Education and 7 proposed themes for the Strategy, informed by the Community Conversation and a review of contemporary evidence. Further information is available on the Education Website- Strengthening Inclusive Education including a link to the Discussion Paper, an online survey and the Community Conversation Report. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this important work. For further information please contact the Inclusive Education Strategy team via email - EDUInclusiveEducationStrategy@act.gov.au